[analog-help] Merging log files

[Mick Burrell]

On 1 May 2007, at 22:07, Aengus wrote:

> Mick Burrell <mick at midtowncottages.co.uk> wrote:
>> I have a site on a server which produces log files in what seems to
>> be plain text (type .log) and compressed (type .gz). Analog handles
>> these just fine but the server only keeps them for three weeks. I'd
>> like to be able to download these on a weekly basis and merge the
>> files to produce a monthly (or longer period) report. I realise I
>> can't just duplicate the files or I'd get repeat entries.
>
> You don't need to merge the logfiles - Analog can read multiple
> logfiles.

So if I download a file containing data for weeks 1, 2 and 3 and the  
next week download the file which by then will contain weeks 2, 3 and  
4, do you mean that Analog will not count double for weeks 2 and 3?



> The simplest solution is add the "historical" files to a zip file, and
> just run Analog against this zip file.

The files are small at present but I'm not sure I understand what you  
mean by this. Sorry - I'm no doubt being dim.


-- 
Mick Burrell